The movie W., like most Hollywood political movies, was mostly horse shit but I always remember this scene. This is the part that always stuck with me the most: “Iran: The Motherlode, third largest oil reserve in the world, 40% of the World’s Oil goes through the Strait of Hormuz. Control Iran. Control…
Category: War Machines
Know Your Firearms History: The ‘Tiffany Guns’ of the Spanish-American War
The ‘Tiffany Guns’ of the Spanish-American War President Joe Biden has repeatedly suggested when it was first drafted there were restrictions to the Second Amendment. He pressed the point by stating that “you couldn’t own a cannon,” while more recently he’s made the argument that the Second Amendment isn’t absolute in that Americans today…
Know Your WW2 History: Kursk – The Battle that Changed Everything
Kursk: The Battle that Changed Everything It is 75 years since the Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history. More than 3,000,000 men and 8,000 tanks met, 400 miles south of Moscow. Yet today, once again, German tanks are facing Russian tanks, just a few hundred miles from the site of that…
Know Your WW2 Weapons: The German Panzerfaust
Panzerfaust — The Story of Germany’s “Tank Fist” Panzerfaust literally translates to “tank fist,” and it was one of several desperation weapons fielded by the Germans in the closing months of World War II to blunt the Soviet juggernaut and the increasing threats on the Western Front. First developed in 1942, as Germany’s fortunes…
Know Your WW2 History: The 1943 Ploiesti Refinery Raid
The 1943 Ploiești Refinery Raid — Inside One of the Worst Debacles of the Allied Air War EIGHTY YEARS after the August 1, 1943, raid on the Ploiești oil refineries, the mission still captures the imagination of military historians and general public alike. How could it not? American air crews carried a daring and dangerous…
Why Russian Tanks Explode When Hit
Know Your Enemy: The Russian BTR
H/T Mason Dixon Survivalist Association Not to be confused with the Russian BMP-3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV).
The Minuteman’s Guide to Countering Armored Vehicles *(For Educational Purposes Only)*
The Minuteman’s Guide to Countering Armored Vehicles Since the first tanks and armored cars appeared on the battlefields of WWI Europe, infantrymen have been forced to find ways to deal with them. The modern minuteman is no different, and any prolonged civil conflict in the United States is bound to see armored vehicles used…
Know Your Military Weapons History: MANPADS
Like alot of Modern Weapons Systems in use today MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense System) owes it’s origins to Nazi Germany.
Narco Tanks – Vehicle of Choice for Patrolling Mexico’s Criminal Landscape
“Narco-Tanks”: Vehicle of Choice for Patrolling Mexico’s Criminal Landscape As things continue to worsen here in FUSA, The Armed Civilian can take a page from the Narco playbook when it comes to DIY Armored Personnel Carriers.